400 miles round trip for the Tornado Alley Cruisers fall run. Trailer worked great.
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (34 Viewers)
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Went for a short ride this morning in the October air then washed the dust off from not being out in it more often over the summer. Decided to read the last page or two ofthis thread and saw Greenbeans post……..made me realize my 40 has a long way to go!
And again today. They sent the wrong kit. So i put the old piston back in and called Kurt.
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steffan
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can't remember what i've posted so everyone gets to suffer through it again. pretty much have all the detain work done so getting ready for the real paint. here is how the dash came out
steffan
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pretty happy with the glove box
steffan
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firewall - got a little heavy in spots. was challenging for me in those tight areas and corners with everything masked off/ poor visibility
steffan
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fenders: this was a three phase project. first mask everything off and line the underneath and edges with heavy texture liner. second, mask everything off to paint the firewall side up to and over to the bib landing area with fine texture liner. finely, sand all the transition areas (around the edge of the fenders and bib overlap) and put down the paint.
85roktoy
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Nice!! What front bumper is that and can we get a side shot? 33x10.50 tires?
looks like one of Dave’s 4Plus winch mount bumpers.
Krondor
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After an almost 4 year build, Things are coming to an end. I still have to get the soft top and doors on. I also have to build a rear tire carrier and a few other misc stuff. However I could not have gotten where it is now without this awesome community. Y'all have been with me every step of the way giving advice and help. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this mud family.
Green Bean
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For our 1970 FJ 40: installed a 2-1/2" OME Light/Medium suspension kit from Cruiser Outfitters. Sprayed Liquid Wrench on all pins and connections for a few days prior. Did one corner at a time starting with driver’s front. I had read horror stories about the difficulties encountered when removing old pins and bushings. Surprisingly, none of the bolts were too difficult. Used a little heat on a couple; and a 5# sledge was able to knock out the old pins without too much consternation. Had to use sawzall to cut 2 of the M8 bolts holding the front fixed pins. Turned out that those bolts were stripped. For the install of the new leaf springs, I started with the shackle, then did the rear fixed pin and concluded with the u-bolts to the axle. A liberal use of grease on all new bushings and pins helped with assembly. Without a doubt, the most challenging aspect of this project was doing this solo. It takes a lot of going back and forth with the floor jack lining up the fixed pins and the perch pins for the axles. I did one wheel at a time, which was not the most efficient but I feel it helped with the safety aspect of having the vehicle safely with 3 wheels on the ground at all times. The 2-1/2" OME Light/Medium kit from Cruiser Outfitters seems like a really good kit. It was packed really well on a pallet and arrived with no damage. Everything was pretty much plug & play. I had to tap one of the threads on a shackle because the threads were slightly damaged from manufacturing, but that was it. For anyone contemplating this, a pair of high lift jack stands is really helpful along with a good stout floor jack. Total time spent was about 16 hours with breaks (a lot of that was me looking around for the tool or part that I just had but was now mysteriously missing). Definitely, noticed the efficiency improved with each leaf spring. (Unfortunately, however, the forgetfulness did not improve). Measurements: After installing springs & shocks: Front driver’s side + 1-7/8"; Front passenger side +1-3/4"; Driver’s rear +3-1/4"; Driver’s passenger side +2-3/4". I had purchased a block from CCOT that is supposed to fix the cruiser lean, but decided not to use it since it would have entailed taking the rear driver’s side spring pack apart to put in the new bolt/pin. The FAQ on Cruiser Outfitters sys to allow things to settle, so I will wait a bit. There is still about a 1" lean. I still need to tap one of the M8 holes to secure the passenger side fixed pin. For some reason the hole in the plate does not line up with the threaded hole in the frame.
Pura Vida
What an absolute noob
Just ordered the “impossible stud”
M10x1.25 to M8x1.25 is impossible to find. Finally found it on a lawn mower site thanks to a fellow mudder
Edit: this is the companies logo that I ordered it from
M10x1.25 to M8x1.25 is impossible to find. Finally found it on a lawn mower site thanks to a fellow mudder
Edit: this is the companies logo that I ordered it from
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4Cruisers
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For what application? Manifold or ???
Pura Vida
What an absolute noob
Exhaust manifold. I got a replacement head, but the holes for the new head were M10, and the exhaust manifold had M8.
4Cruisers
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Thanks, that's what I thought. It took me a while to piece together the parts needed for installing 3FE exhaust manifolds on a '76 2F with a '71 F intake manifold.
Pura Vida
What an absolute noob
Mine was a B manifold to a 3B head
Added a bit of old and new to the 74’ today. Old school fuel jug carrier offered by con-ferr many moons ago. Also a brand new wheel from @vescovotoyota. Great price on that by the way. Free shipping and tax off their site with code “Freeship”. Your Cart | 0 items - https://parts.vescovotoyota.com/cart.aspx
